Business and marketing tips for authors: April 14, 2025

The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice and news to offer.

Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors:

• Preparing your PR message (Writer Unboxed) 

• NaNoWriMo shuts down, AI lawsuits consolidated (Alliance of Independent Authors) 

• Books exempt from latest US tariffs, but printing materials may be hit (Alliance of Independent Authors) 

• Award recognition for children’s books, picture books, and low content books (Alliance of Independent Authors) 

• 6 book marketing tips for new authors (Anne R. Allen's Blog... with Ruth Harris) 

• Myth vs. reality: Should I start my own publishing company? (Author Marketing Experts)

• Ebook sales, subscriptions, audiobooks and book marketing (The Creative Penn)